CALGARY, Alta. –
Canada’s National Women’s Team has announced the 28 players that will be
centralized in Calgary throughout the 2017-18 season in preparation for the
2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea.

The
centralization roster
includes three goaltenders, nine defencemen, and 16 forwards, and features
14 players who won gold at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.
It also includes 21 players who captured silver at the 2017 IIHF Women’s
World Championship in Plymouth, Mich.

The roster was selected by head coach Laura Schuler alongside Melody
Davidson, Hockey Canada’s general manager of national women’s team
programs, and included support from Hockey Canada regional scouts,
assistant coaches Dwayne Gylywoychuk and Troy Ryan, and goaltending coach
Brad Kirkwood.

“We’re looking forward to continuing our preparation for PyeongChang with
this dedicated group of athletes,” said Schuler. “It was a difficult
process selecting the 28 players that will vie for a spot on Canada’s
Olympic roster and we’re excited to be one step closer in that journey.”

Canada’s National Women’s Team also announced that goaltenders Emerance
Maschmeyer (Bruderheim, Alta./Calgary, CWHL) and Erica Howe (Orleans,
Ont./Brampton, CWHL) will be available to support the centralization roster
throughout the 2017-18 season but will remain with their club teams.

All 28 players named to Canada’s National Women’s Team centralization
roster will begin their preparation with fitness testing in late May.
Details on the location of camp will be announced next week.

The players and staff will come together in Calgary this August on a
full-time basis with Hockey Canada, based out of the Markin MacPhail Centre
at WinSport’s Canada Olympic Park. As part of the preparation for the 2018
Olympic Winter Games, the 2017-18 season will be highlighted by the 2017 4
Nations Cup and other games that will be announced at a later date.

Canada’s final 23-player roster for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games is
tentatively scheduled to be determined in late December.

Lacasse made 22 saves, but Canada was blanked in the tournament final.

2017-18 NWT: CAN 3 – ROY 1 (Icebreaker)

Poulin scored twice in the third period to send Canada to the win.

2017-18 NWT: CAN 4 – FLA 1 (Icebreaker)

Saulnier got the GWG to lead Canada to its first Icebreaker victory.

2017-18 NWT: NOR 4 – CAN 2 (Icebreaker)

Daoust and Spooner scored, but Canada dropped its tournament opener.

2017-18 NST: WHT 3 – RED 2 (Intrasquad)

Delaney scored a pair of special-teams goals to help White edge Red.

2017-18 NST: WHT 2 – KOR 0 (Exhibition)

White blanks Korea at sledge camp

2017-18 NST: RED 4 – KOR 1 (Exhibition)

Red starts sledge camp with win

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2017-18 NWU18T : CAN 3 – USA 0 (Game 2)

McArthur earned the 26-save SO to help Canada even the U18 series.

2017-18 NWU18T: BLK 3 – RED 2 OT (Intrasquad)

MacEachern scored the OT winner to get Black the intrasquad sweep.

2017-18 NWDT: USP 2 – GLD 1 (Exhibition)

Knott opened the scoring, but Gold fell a goal short against U SPORTS.